At The Neurodiversity Co-op., we offer tailored and leading-edge Neurodiversity Affirming training for schools, workplaces, organisations, and other communities. Our training is designed to bring entire workforces and communities up-to-date with the latest science, research, and lived-experience understanding around neurodiversity.
Our half-day workshops provide an essential introduction, guiding all community members through the key concepts and topics surrounding neurodiversity:
What is Neurodiversity?
A history and overview.
What is Neurotypicality?
An understanding of the most common and prevalent neuro-majority.
Types of Neurodivergent Minorities.
An overview of the main current known Neurodivergent minorities, their traits, complexities, and ways of being and learning.
A History and Overview of Autism
One of the most common neurominorities, that has shaped human history and the neurodiversity movement.
A History and Overview of ADHD
Another highly common neurominority that has played a hugely significant role in civilization and development.
Giftedness & Twice-Exceptionality
The intersection of giftedness with neurodiversity.
Neurodiversity, Mental Health and Trauma
A trauma-informed overview of Neurodiversity as it co-occurs with mental health conditions.
Neurodiversity and Disabilities
An overview of neurodiversity and it’s intersectionality with disabilities and learning disabilities.
Becoming Neurodiversity Affirmative
An overview and immediate actionable points, and future progress plans.
Myths and Risks
How do we really do the “right” work, not get ahead of ourselves, or cause harm in the process.
Neuro-Affirmative Education and Workplaces: Looking Beyond Inclusion and Special Needs
The new, exciting and revolutionary paradigm for schools and workplaces.
A Neuro-Affirmative World
The paradigm shift, and how we can take the right steps.
Our Introductory Workshop is designed to offer the initial foundational understanding on neurodiversity. As an organisation, we firmly believe that becoming a Neuro-Affirmative community is not something that can be achieved in one training session. Nor is it something that can be prescribed, certified, or achieved only through theory, benchmarks or checklists.
Neurodiversity, is truly a paradigm a shift, and requires transformation not just on the institutional level, but also on the a personal level. It requires us to break down and remove outdated and deficit belief systems and ideas - which although can be uncomfortable - can lead us to a much more vibrant, diverse and enlightened view of our world and humanity.
Hence our Workshops are also designed to create safe spaces where all individuals can share their own experiences, insights and ideas on the topic. We do this through a candid, non-judgemental and optimistic approach, and through enabling as much discussion and collaboration amongst our groups as possible.
